"Globi Globi is a Swiss cartoon character occasionally referred to as Switzerland's Mickey Mouse. He is pictured as an anthropomorphic blue parrot with a yellow beak wearing a black beret and a pair of red and black checkered trousers. He was created by the Swiss cartoonist Robert Lips, as an advertising character for the Swiss department store Globus in 1932 for the company's 25th anniversary. He was originally planned to be called ""Kimbukku"", but later renamed Globi after the local Basel German ""(Baseldytsch)"" dialect word for the department store that created him. He initially appeared in a cartoon strip called"
"Mish, Clare de Lune, Mauro Guiretti, Shirley Grimes. With Idan Raichel, Maggie Reilly, Marta Gomez he's producing a children's world music lullabies album ""Slumberland"". The latest work is two song albums ""Baumlieder"" about the mythology and charakter of 30 trees. Between 1999 and 2015 he released two dozen albums for kids, some in English, some Spanish, some French, becoming one of the most known Swiss German singers for children. His brand became the mouse Jimmy Flitz known in the multi awarded radio play serie about Swiss mythologies ""Jimmy Flitz"" ('a journey through Switzerland') in 2007. Starring his famous mouse on"
"Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the mascot of The Walt Disney Company. He was created by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at the Walt Disney Studios in 1928. An anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves, Mickey is one of the world's most recognizable characters. Created as a replacement for a prior Disney character, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Mickey first appeared in the short ""Plane Crazy"", debuting publicly in the short film ""Steamboat Willie"" (1928), one of the first sound cartoons. He went on to appear in over"
"Austria and Germany at numbers 43 and 25, respectively. Schnappi Schnappi das kleine Krokodil (""Snappy the Little Crocodile"") is a German children's cartoon character from the show ""Die Sendung mit der Maus"". The cartoon's introductory song, ""Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil,"" became an Internet hit before it reached #1 on the German Singles chart in January 2005 and other European countries as well, topping the singles charts in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Schnappi was a one-time character in a popular animated German children's TV show called ""Die Sendung mit der Maus"" (The Show With the Mouse). In"
"Schnappi Schnappi das kleine Krokodil (""Snappy the Little Crocodile"") is a German children's cartoon character from the show ""Die Sendung mit der Maus"". The cartoon's introductory song, ""Schnappi, das kleine Krokodil,"" became an Internet hit before it reached #1 on the German Singles chart in January 2005 and other European countries as well, topping the singles charts in Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. Schnappi was a one-time character in a popular animated German children's TV show called ""Die Sendung mit der Maus"" (The Show With the Mouse). In the episode in which Schnappi appears, Schnappi is seen"
"Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a fictional character created in 1947 by Carl Barks as a work-for-hire for The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an elderly Scottish anthropomorphic Pekin duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats. He is portrayed in animations as speaking with a Scottish accent. Named after Ebenezer Scrooge from the 1843 novel ""A Christmas Carol"", Scrooge is an incredibly wealthy business magnate and self-proclaimed ""adventure-capitalist"" whose dominant character trait is his thrift. He is brother to Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck,"
"airlines. In 2010, the book ""Jimmy Flitz, die Schweizermaus"" ('the Swiss mouse') was released. Roland Zoss represents Switzerland in his native Swiss dialect on the world music children's CD ""European Playground"" with the song ""Baerengeburi-Bubuland"" and ""Krokodil"". Some songs are covered in English, French, Spanisch. After three highly acclaimed recordings ""Muku-Tiki-Mu"", ""Schlummerland"" and JimmyFlitz-"" Swiss Christmas"", in 2014 the APP ""ABC Dino Xenegugeli"" became a worldwide success. The international educational app for kids shows handcrafted art pictures, animated and combined with animal songs to each letter of the alphabet in 5 languages, plus e-books. The ABC Dino was nominated at"
"replaced by the adventures of ""Tuffolino"", a new human character created by Federico Pedrocchi (script) and Pier Lorenzo De Vita (art). After the downfall of Italy's fascist government in 1945, the ban was removed. Mickey has been announced to star in two films. One is a live-action/CGI hybrid film based on the Magic Kingdom theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort, while the other is a film idea pitched by Walt Disney Animation Studios veteran Burny Mattinson centering on Mickey, Donald, and Goofy. Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is a funny animal cartoon character and the mascot of The Walt"
"Bern, Switzerland. Marcus Pfister Marcus Pfister (born 30 July 1960 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss author and illustrator of children's picture books. His ""Rainbow Fish"" series of children's picture books, published since 1992, has been a worldwide success. The books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold over 30 million copies. DHX Media turned the picture books into a 26-episode animated television series of the same name, which has aired on the HBO Family\television channel in the United States since 2000. He uses water colors to illustrate his children's books. He begins by stretching the watercolor"
"similar to Earth with deserts, rivers, and even a moon. Diddl Diddl is a German comic strip created by German artist Thomas Goletz in 1990. Diddl is a white Jumping Mouse, with big ears and large pink-soled feet allowing him to jump large distances. Diddl and his friends are featured on various sorts of products such as stationery and collectibles, and also in a range of plush dolls and toys manufactured by Depesche. In Austria, Diddl was a highly popular cartoon character, together with its host of characters. The series' characters reside in the fictional 'Cheesecakeland', where the soil, rocks"
"the most popular characters in the German-Speaking part of Switzerland, with sales of over 9 million books. However, he stays mostly unknown in the French and Italian speaking parts of the country. In October 2003, a full-length film, ""Globi and the Stolen Shadows"" was made which was based on him. It was directed by Robi Engler in Anime-style. Beside the books, there is a lot of Globi merchandise, including cuddly toys, crockery, cutlery, clocks, school equipment, card games, food. From December 2008, the Swiss town of Engelberg hosts a Globi theme park. Globi Globi is a Swiss cartoon character occasionally"
"Diddl Diddl is a German comic strip created by German artist Thomas Goletz in 1990. Diddl is a white Jumping Mouse, with big ears and large pink-soled feet allowing him to jump large distances. Diddl and his friends are featured on various sorts of products such as stationery and collectibles, and also in a range of plush dolls and toys manufactured by Depesche. In Austria, Diddl was a highly popular cartoon character, together with its host of characters. The series' characters reside in the fictional 'Cheesecakeland', where the soil, rocks and walls are made of cheese but otherwise seems very"
"force feeds Babbit the Swiss cheese. Tale of Two Mice Tale of Two Mice is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Looney Tunes series, directed by Frank Tashlin. It is a sequel to 1942's ""A Tale of Two Kitties"", with the Abbott and Costello characterizations (""Babbit and Catstello"") now cast as mice. They are voiced by Tedd Pierce and Mel Blanc respectively. Babbit sends Catstello to get some cheese from the refrigerator putting Catsello in danger and peril with a cat, until finally Catsello obtains a block of cheese. Babbit doesn't want it, as he doesn't like Swiss cheese."
"and also for a short time in the ""Bamse"" comic book. Pellefant Pellefant is a Swedish comic book character, a blue living toy elephant. He was created by Rune Andréasson. Pellefant's first appearance was in Andréasson's book ""Pellefant i Gottlandet"" (""Pellefant in Candyland""), which was written in the 1940s, but first published in 1954. Pellefant got his own comic book series from 1965 to 1993, although Andréasson very early left both illustration and scriptwriting over to others, first to Gösta Gummesson and the Dane Gil Johansen, and also Georges Bess during his stay in Sweden. Pellefant has appeared in Finland"
"Pigeon Boy Pigeon Boy is a children's cartoon created by Millimages of France, and is shown on a number of television networks, including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in Australia. It is set in the fictional city of Ultrapolis and centres on the lives of three teenagers:Pigeon Boy, and his two companions, one who is extremely fat and the other who is the complete opposite. The cartoon is about a 14- or 15-year-old named Randolf, or Randy to his friends, whose town's pigeons transform him into a mysterious, comical, and lovable hero named Pigeon Boy. The pigeons spy on the town"
"Mashimaro Mashimaro (마시마로) or Yeopki Tokki (엽기토끼 ""bizarre rabbit"") in Korean and 流氓兔 (""hoodlum rabbit"") in Chinese is a South Korean fictional character who resembles a fat rabbit, created by Kim Jae In (김재인). He debuted in a series of Flash animations (mostly without any dialogue, although the occasional word of Korean or English is present) on the internet. Mashimaro is far more often seen in merchandise, similar to Hello Kitty. (Mashimaro would in fact be best described as Korea's answer to Sanrio.) Mashimaro merchandise can be found on the internet and in Korean communities around the world. The original"
"written in 1941 in Switzerland by the Jewish author Kurt Held but published under the name of his wife Lisa Tetzner, depicts the life of climbing boys, so-called ""Spazzacamini"", originating from Valle Verzasca in Switzerland, in northern Italy in the 19th century. It has been recreated in manga as Romeo's Blue Skies. Barbara Vine's novel ""The Chimney Sweeper's Boy"" has as a central plot device a moth of that name, more formally identified as ""Epichnopterix plumella"", which represents the main character's transformation and identity. A. M. Watson’s literary fiction novel ""Infants of the Brush: A Chimney Sweep’s Story"" (2017) depicts"
"The Little Mouse The Little Mouse, or , is a fairy tale legend popular in most Francophone countries, most notably in France, and Wallonia. The legend of the Little Mouse ties in with that of the Tooth Fairy, the difference being that in this case, a little mouse sneaks in while the child is asleep, and replaces the lost baby tooth kept under his/her pillow with coins. Similar legends exist in Hispanic culture, such as Ratoncito Pérez , as well as most South-Asian cultures from India to Japan. It was said in lore and mythology, that if the lost baby"
"Schnuffel Schnuffel (; English: ""Snuggle"", French: ""Lapin Câlin"", Italian: ""Kikolo)"") is an animated rabbit created in 2007 by German media company Jamba!. The first concepts of the Schnuffel character were born in July 2. The original ringtone was turned into a song by Sebastian Nussbaum and Andreas Wendorf and recorded under the title Kuschel Song (""cuddling song""). The single was released in February 2008 and the ringtone rabbit made it immediately to the top of the German ""and"" European charts. After the song went to the top of the Austrian charts and to number 2 in Switzerland, plans were made"
"appeared in various European Disney comic book stories, especially in Italy. He is referred to as Eta Beta in Italian and Gamma in German. In his debut story, Mickey Mouse and his friend Goofy seek shelter from a thunderstorm and get lost in a cave. There, Mickey suddenly encounters an unusual humanoid who only says ""Eega"" at first. When Mickey and Goofy find the exit of the cave, Mickey invites the being to stay at his house, to which he gives the name ""Eega Beeva"", while the character himself states that his name is ""Pittisborum Psercy Pystachi Pseter Psersimmon Plummer-Push."""
"Pluto (Disney) Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon dog created in 1930 at Walt Disney Productions. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression. He is Mickey Mouse's pet. Officially a mixed-breed dog, he made his debut as a bloodhound in the Mickey Mouse cartoon ""The Chain Gang"". Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy, Pluto is one of the ""Sensational Six""—the biggest stars in the Disney universe. Though all six are non-human animals,"
"Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn). Ub's full name can be seen on early ""Alice"" shorts that he"
"Cucciolo Cucciolo is the title character of an Italian long-lasting comic book series. Cucciolo, together with the inseparable friend Beppe, are a couple of comic characters created in 1940 by Giuseppe Caregaro as writer and Rino Anzi as artist as an imitation of Disney characters Mickey Mouse and Goofy. They were originally drawn as two cute anthropomorphic animals, and were protagonists of humorous-adventure stories in which they face the bad Bombarda, an imitation of Pete. Their stories were originally published in the comic magazine ""Gli Albi Del Scimiottino"" and in a number of other magazines, then Cucciolo named an eponym"
"While referred to as blonde in the story itself, Madeline has also been colored with straight yellow fur in some printings of the story. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an anthropomorphic black rabbit who is described as Mickey's older half brother in the video game ""Epic Mickey"". This is a reference to the fact that Oswald was Walt Disney's primary cartoon star before the creation of Mickey Mouse. Disney's loss of the rights to Oswald in 1928 led to Mickey's creation. In 2006, The Walt Disney Company reacquired the rights to Oswald, and have since used him in the ""Epic"
"Mickey Mouse (TV series) Mickey Mouse is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation featuring classic Disney cartoon characters Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, Goofy and Pluto in contemporary settings such as Paris, Venice, Tokyo and New York. The series has the slapstick feel of the earliest ""Mickey Mouse"" shorts while providing a modern update with the extensive use of Toon Boom and Flash animation, and ""presents Mickey in a broad range of humorous situations that showcase his pluck and rascality, along with his long-beloved charm and good heartedness"". The animation is provided by"
"Mickey Mouse (film series) Mickey Mouse (originally Mickey Mouse Sound Cartoons) is a character-based series of 130 animated short films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. The films, which introduced Disney's most famous cartoon character, were released on a regular basis from 1928 (""Plane Crazy"") to 1953 with four additional shorts released between 1983 and 2013. The series is notable for its innovation with sound synchronization and character animation, and also introduced well-known characters such as Minnie Mouse, Pluto, and Goofy. The name ""Mickey Mouse"" was first used in the films' title sequences to refer specifically to the character, but"
"Iwerks was portrayed in the episode by Tony Hale. All Comicolor shorts. All Comicolor shorts. Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the"
"José Carioca José ""Zé"" Carioca (; ) is a Disney cartoon character drawn as an anthropomorphic parrot from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (thus ""Carioca"", a term which refers to a person born there). José was created in 1942 for the movie ""Saludos Amigos"" as a friend of Donald Duck, described by ""Time"" as ""a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse"". He returned in the 1944 film ""The Three Caballeros"" along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named Panchito Pistoles. From 1942 to 1945 there was a comic strip starring"
"Marcus Pfister Marcus Pfister (born 30 July 1960 in Bern, Switzerland) is a Swiss author and illustrator of children's picture books. His ""Rainbow Fish"" series of children's picture books, published since 1992, has been a worldwide success. The books have been translated into over 60 languages and have sold over 30 million copies. DHX Media turned the picture books into a 26-episode animated television series of the same name, which has aired on the HBO Family\television channel in the United States since 2000. He uses water colors to illustrate his children's books. He begins by stretching the watercolor paper over"
"Pluto's Party Pluto's Party, also known as ""Plutos Party"" (Germany), ""La Fiesta de Pluto"" (Argentina), ""La Fête de Pluto"" (France) and ""Plutos födelsedagsfest"" or ""Plutos födelsedagsskiva"" (Sweden), is a cartoon in the Mickey Mouse series, produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures on 19 September 1952. It's Pluto's birthday and Mickey Mouse is busy preparing the party things for his birthday dog, Pluto. First, Pluto tries to eat the cake, but is caught by his master, Mickey Mouse, when it is time for his bath. As soon as Pluto is looking more neat and tidy, he"
"and they have been translated into dozens of languages. While his books are largely populated by common animal species such as dogs, cats, raccoons, bears, owls, goats, foxes, wolves, rabbits, lions, tigers, rats, pigs, mice, chipmunks, alligators, crocodiles, beavers, walruses, and others, he proved to be quite adept at giving human characteristics to a seemingly endless number of creatures. Many of his later illustrations feature characters in traditional Swiss clothing and show architecturally correct drawings of half-timber houses. Examinations of drawings featuring mechanical devices, such as the rigging on a sailboat or a fighter jet. Scarry was closely associated with"
"Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, a certain familiarity with the story and its rhymes is still presumed, as it is often referenced in mass communication. The two leering faces are synonymous with mischief, and appear almost logo-like in advertising and even graffiti. During World War 1, the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen, named his dog Moritz, giving the name Max to another animal given to his friend. ""Max and Moritz"" is the first published original foreign children’s book in Japan which was translated into rōmaji by Shinjirō Shibutani and Kaname Oyaizu in 1887 as """" (""Naughty stories""). Max and Moritz became"
"Miezekatze"" (""I wish I had a little kittycat""), sung in sprechgesang style, became popular enough to remain in the top position of the German pop charts for nine weeks. Wum also appeared in the German show """" (The Big Prize), where he appeared during breaks until the 1990s. Before long, Wum was accompanied by the elephant Wendelin, and later by Blauer Klaus (Blue Klaus), an alien hovering in with his flying saucer. Loriot wrote, drew and dubbed all of these skits by himself. Each cartoon ended with Loriot asking the viewers to take part in the TV-lottery, which supported the"